Dangerous Measures
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Thankyou also to Kate for her ongoinginspiration and help
Gibbs pulled his car to a stop and looked around the deserted street. Getting out of the car, he jogged to the corner of the street and out onto the main road. Quickly glancing around to making sure that he hadn't drawn unwanted attention to himself, he ran the remaining distance to the cash machine. He cursed again, this was stupid, he had no reason to run. He put his card in the machine and waited impatiently for it to do its 'thing'. Grumbling, he wished it would go faster. Eventually it beeped, asking him how much he wanted to withdraw. He sighed and bumped his head against the machine.
"This is crazy," he mumbled as he asked it to drain his account completely.
The machine complied and spat out a large amount of cash. Gibbs took the money, receipt and his card, then ran back to his car. When he got in, he put the cash in his overnight bag and drove off.
Tony sat in the interrogation room with his eyes closed, his breathing even and steady as he dozed whilst waiting for the interrogation to begin. He'd been thrown into the room with no explanation. Hearing the door open, he opened his eyes and watched as one of Fornell's agents sat opposite him. The agent started looking over his files, clearly taking his time.
Tony grinned, he was more than familiar with the techniques of interrogating people, he wasn't about to let this guy intimidate him.
Eventually the agent looked up, apparently noticing Tony for the first time. Tony gave him a charming smile and waited for him to speak.
"You're Anthony DiNozzo?" he asked
"And you're one of Fornell's minions" Tony replied
"Just answer the question," the agent curtly replied
"But I can't remember your name, what is your name? You're the newbie aren't ya?" Tony asked with a grin
"I am Special Agent Sparks, and I'm the one asking questions. Now, are you Anthony DiNozzo?" Sparks replied
"Is this one of those questions where it doesn't matter if I say 'no'?" Tony asked
"Answer the question, Agent DiNozzo" Sparks replied
"Ah hah!" Tony exclaimed, "So, you do know my name"
"Is your boss Leroy Jethro Gibbs?" Sparks asked
"I'll answer that if you take off the cuffs, am I being arrested?" Tony responded
Sparks thought for a while before eventually calling somebody in to un-cuff him.
"Ooh, can I get some water as well?" Tony asked before the man could leave
The man left, closing the door before Sparks waited for Tony's answer.
"Yeah, but you knew that already. What's this about?" Tony asked
"When was the last time you saw him?" Sparks asked
"When I left work last night" Tony replied
"Has he tried to contact you?" Sparks asked
Tony frowned, "No. What happened?"
Sparks sighed, writing down some notes, "Where were you between 2300 and 0300 this morning?"
"In my apartment, sleeping"
"Can anyone corroborate your whereabouts?"
"Only me, the bed, pillow and cover" Tony responded, "What's this about?"
"Have you noticed your boss exhibiting any strange or uncharacteristic behavior lately?" Sparks asked, narrowing his eyes at Tony
"It's Gibbs, he's always acting strangely and you can't predict his behavior, nobody can read him, that's just him," Tony replied, "What's going on? What happened to him?"
The door to the room opened, cutting off Sparks' reply. Another of Fornell's 'minions' entered and whispered in Sparks' ear. Tony listened intently and heard him whisper, "We have a lead"
Sparks nodded and stood up, "That's it for now, Agent DiNozzo. I trust you won't be leaving the state or country anytime soon,"
Tony stood up, still frowning, "What is this about? What happened? Is Gibbs okay?"
"You can leave now. Don't leave the state, we may have more questions for you later. I trust you can see yourself out?" the other minion responded, walking out of the room, closely followed by Sparks.
Tony cursed them under his breath as he walked out of the room and down the corridor. They'd pulled him out of his apartment and down to their headquarters to be interrogated for god knew how long, and they hadn't explained what it was about. How goddamn rude! At least if they'd pulled somebody out of bed, they'd had a good enough reason for it, and they usually told them. He walked out of the building and watched several cars leave at high speeds, turning on their lights and sirens. And how the hell was he supposed to get home! He'd left his car at home as well as his keys and wallet.
"Ah shit! I'm gonna have to break into the apartment," he muttered, "Again"
"Tony!" somebody called
Tony turned around and saw Kate walking towards him, still wearing her pajamas. Her hair was all messed-up – just the way he liked it. Tony grinned, "I guess I wasn't the only person rudely awoken this morning,"
Kate scowled at him, "They pulled me outta bed, threw me into a car and have been interrogating me for the last three hours,"
"Yeah, me too. Although, I'd say it'd be closer to two hours," Tony replied, looking back out to the road
"Maybe so, but they didn't even give me an explanation as to why. You got any ideas?" Kate asked
"Nope. But it has something to do with Gibbs," Tony replied
"You don't say. Every other question was about him," Kate said sarcastically
"Hey! Tony! Kate!" they heard somebody call from behind them
They turned around to see McGee and Abby making their way towards them.
"McGee, Abby, nice of you to join the party" Tony said to them
"Yeah, well it's not like we had a choice," Abby replied grumpily, "I was looking forward to sleeping in"
"Yeah, me too," Kate agreed
"Wonder if they brought Ducky down as well," Tony remarked
"Probably," McGee answered
"Anybody got their car or some money?" Tony asked. They all answered in the negative, "Well this is just great! How the hell are we supposed to get home?"
"There's a bus that…" McGee replied
"I'm not catching a bus, Probie," Tony responded
Ducky walked up quietly and joined the group.
"We could catch a taxi to somebody's house. That person would enter and get their wallet and pay for the ride. Then they would drive everybody back to their respective houses." Ducky suggested
"Hey Duck-man," Abby said with a smile
"Abigail," Ducky greeted her, returning the smile
"Anybody know what happened to Gibbs?" McGee asked, concern showing on his face
"He's wanted for murder," a voice replied from behind the group
They turned around to see Director Morrow walk out of the building
"Murder?" Abby asked, disbelievingly
"Gibbs wouldn't kill somebody," Kate agreed
"Well, he used to be a sniper," Tony commented
"Yeah, but he was serving his country. He wouldn't kill somebody without a good reason, and he'd never do anything against the law," Abby argued
"Yes, I know. But the FBI doesn't. They've found evidence against him, at the moment I'm not sure what that is, but I'm attempting to find out." Morrow replied, "At the moment they don't have him in custody, they're looking for him,"
"He ran?" Kate asked
"Yes," Morrow replied
"Why?" Abby asked
"I don't know, but it gives us time. I don't believe Gibbs is capable of what they're trying to pin on him," he turned to Tony, "I want you to head the team. I want you to investigate this case, as soon as you find anything new; I want you to inform me. But I want you to be discreet, officially we're not doing anything, unofficially, I want to know everything. I want you to uncover the truth, get Gibbs off the hook. You're the best team we have and the best chance Gibbs has. I'll get you the information the Feds have, their case-file. At the moment, all I can give you is the victim's name; George Wicks, he's a 30-year-old Doctor,"
Tony silently nodded, then looked around the team, "Think we're up for it?"
They all nodded in the affirmative, making Tony grin.
"Good," Morrow said, "I guess I'll give you all a lift home, seeing as the Feds left us all here with no way of getting back?"
"They let you bring your car?" Kate asked
"I would've taken out half of their men if they didn't. I'd already shot two of them, that's when they realised that storming my place was a bad idea," Morrow responded with a grin
"You shot them?" McGee asked
"Of course. And I had a few words with their director when I arrived, they had no right to storm the place, I would have come willingly," Morrow explained, "So, his men paid the price,"
Tony sighed, a sad expression on his face, "I left my gun in the kitchen, I heard them come in, but couldn't do anything,"
"Well, I was asleep," Kate responded
"Can we go home now? I'm cold," Abby asked
"Yes, I agree, let's go," Ducky responded
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